Owl caught in a backyard soccer net recovering at Sweet Briar

March 23, 2013 6:06 PM

A male great horned owl that was ensnared in a backyard soccer net in Fort Salonga on Friday was brought to Sweet Briar Nature Center in Smithtown for treatment, with hopes it can eventually be released. Videojournalist: Ed Betz (March 23, 2013)

A male great horned owl that was ensnared in a backyard soccer net in Fort Salonga on Friday was brought to Sweet Briar Nature Center in Smithtown for treatment, with hopes it can eventually be released. Videojournalist: Ed Betz (March 23, 2013) (Credit: )

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A male great horned owl that was ensnared in a backyard soccer net in Fort Salonga on Friday was brought to Sweet Briar Nature Center in Smithtown for treatment, with hopes it can eventually be released. Videojournalist: Ed Betz (March 23, 2013)